Macy’s announced on Wednesday the appointment of Jill Ramsey as Chief Product and Digital Revenue Officer, effective January 8, 2018. She will report to Macy’s President Hal Lawson.

Ramsey brings 20 years of experience to Macy's - Macy'sThe retailer created Ramsey’s role to foster innovation in shopping experience and combine the physical and digital worlds.

In this role, Ramsey will have oversight of both product and revenue for the Macy’s website and app, and will be responsible for the company’s digital revenue, enterprise product management and enterprise portfolio, as well as digital merchandise management, site production, user experience, and the product management teams of Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s.

“I am extremely excited to have Jill join the Macy’s team. She is a strong fit for our business given her experience in product and digital leadership. Jill’s expertise in ecommerce and multichannel retail perfectly aligns to our goal to integrate technology through all aspects of the customer journey,” said Hal Lawton.

Ramsey brings to Macy’s over 20 years of experience leading product and digital teams. She joins the company from eBay, where she served as VP, GM of Vertical Businesses, and prior to that spent 15 years at Walmart where her last role was as VP, Corporate Officer – Merchandising.

The appointment comes several days after Executive Chairman Terry Lundgren announced his retirement from the Macy’s board, effective January 31, 2018.

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